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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
7
A promotional note highlights a large stock of heaters and ranges with low prices for quality buys. The ad mentions Bethel's shop stock, new fancy shirts for men and boys, and the Royal Gorge Freighting Company offering reliable team services.
Community notices include ads for Bethel's overcoats and garments. Rev W E Perry of Denver visits Capt H M Mingay and family. Hon Joseph W Milsom visits the city with his wife returning home later. Mr and Mrs Hunter Palmer host a card evening. E E Thomas of this city summoned to Washington Iowa due to his father’s illness. Charles Tarbell of Gotthelf Tarbell in Saguache purchases apples. Jensen & Hawkey build three brick houses for Harry Catlin on a new South Carton street. Shrewd buyers urged to try Elite Millinery hats at 121 South Fifth Street. N F Hanpy lists secondhand wagons and buggies for sale. Bethel’s advertises underwear.
The Democratic and Populist factions in Fremont County held separate conventions. Democrats nominated a straight ticket led by G. P. Nix and Tina Penny while rejecting fusion with the Populists. Populists fielded a rival slate headed by F. E. Thomas and K. L. Eldred, asserting they will run a solid Populist vote. Local notes record labor events, sales ads, and a missing bicycle report.
The Knight-Locke Company promotes a limited time piano removal sale in Canon City with steep discounts on uprights priced from 195 to 285 dollars and offers easy terms without down payments. They display stock from Stock Needham Kranich Bach Adam Schaaf Wegman and Martin Bros. and guarantee quality. Shore Acres stage production debuts at the opera house featuring James A Herne in a realist Maine coastal tale.
Hydraulic engineers report a Colorado River project could yield energy far beyond Niagara Falls along 150 miles of canyon. Proposal includes drilling power to towns and mining camps, supplying cities and electric railways, plus an eight to fifteen mile rimline to boost tourism. Also mentions scented sachet ideas and Rome population rise.
The piece notes how top officials have short tenures while judges and senators enjoy longer terms. It cites Arthur and Wilson and the persistence of government roles, then recounts a Halitiehting sensation in Spain where Don Tancredo Lopez taunts a bull with stoic calm, earning applause and a hefty fee. It ends with an Ellis & Hood hardware advertisement.
In anaemia and many women's ailments digestion is weak and nourishment from food is imperfect leaving the patient weak and dyspeptic. A course of Herbine is recommended to correct this condition. Price 50 cents. Sold by Hunter Palmer Fruitgrowers. For picking baskets and fruit crates, N. F. Hanpy offers carload shipping at set prices.
Notice notes Apple barrels by the hundred thousand and that the Colorado Cooperage Co. can meet all barrel orders if placed in time. Mentions a factory at D. and R.G. roundhouse and includes a testimonial from T Wesson of Gholsenville VA praising One Minute Cough Cure with Palace Drug Store managed by Geo Pedley.
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